By Mary O’KEEFE A new theatre company is preparing to take the stage in La Crescenta with a new play by veteran writer Sam Bobrick. “Two Dukes and a Duchess Theatre Company” is comprised of three 20-something college friends Chris Higgins, Allie Olson and Charly Shelton. The three met when they were cast in Bobrick’s […]
By Ted AYALA Though still about a month away, it seems that winter has finally arrived in Los Angeles. Grey, and briskly cool; there is something about those days that makes one want to wrap themselves in all things warm comforting, and familiar. So it was a pleasant surprise to discover that the Santa Cecilia […]
By Charly SHELTON Most all of us loved “The Hangover.” Stupid humor but absolutely hilarious. Now the writers and director reteam with star Zach Galifanakis to strike gold again. But instead of just joke after joke, this film is peppered with real emotion, showing that Galifanakis not only can make us cry from laughter, but […]
By Susan JAMES If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you’re right. Director Roger Michell’s good-natured new comedy, “Morning Glory” revisits the hottest romantic formula of the last five decades, the love affair between a girl and her career. Ever since Marlo Thomas flew her kite across the screen in the 1960s TV show […]
By Ted AYALA The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra (LADSO) traded in their scalpels for fiddle bows last Friday night in a concert at the Wilshire Ebell Theater of Los Angeles. Enjoying their new home at the Ebell, the LADSO celebrated by commissioning a brand new piece of music from one of its own musicians, […]
By Susan JAMES ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ starts with a bang and ends with a lightning bolt. The beginning of the end for an epic magical journey, this film is a satisfying step along the road. When we last saw our hero, played with panache by Daniel Radcliffe, he was at […]
By Ted AYALA While other cities around the country have been losing artistic and musical institutions in this difficult economy, Glendale has been an exception. Despite the sour economy, the city continues to enjoy the services of quite a few excellent musical ensembles – among the finest would be the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO). Beginning […]
By Susan JAMES If you’re looking for an upbeat way to spend a rainy afternoon, Clint Eastwood’s meandering meditation on the afterlife isn’t it. Punctuated by a handful of wrenchingly acted scenes, the script by Peter Morgan buries these in a slow paced porridge of existential proportions. Matt Damon plays George Lonegan, a man tormented […]
By Charly SHELTON The 2007 film “Paranormal Activity” was made on the cheap with no “real” names to speak of. When it first came out audiences across America believed that it was real, documented footage of a paranormal haunt – a demonic presence in a condo that terrorizes young couple Micah and Katie. It was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “You Can Call Me…. Flemming,” a play by Sam Bodrick, is in its last week at Pasadena City College Sexson Auditorium. The play follows Henry Flemming who has a successful business that he hates. For reasons only a middle aged man can understand he sells his lucrative business and buys a questionable […]